alameda

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Several of the most important avenues, beside the Plaza Mayor and the alameda, are lighted by electricity, other portions of the city proper by gas, and the outlying districts by oil-fed lanterns.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

His house, which is the corner one at the entrance of the alameda, commands a noble prospect of the bay, and is very large and magnificent. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

The alameda is one of the prettiest in the Argentine Republic, having a reservoir of two acres surrounded by shrubbery and walks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The favorite promenade is the paseo, which runs for over a mile within the city proper, terminating at the alameda.

From Aztec Land by Ballou, Maturin Murray

A favorite dance, known here as the zama cueca, is often witnessed out-of-doors in retired corners of the plaza or the alameda, as well as elsewhere.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray